Advertising-directory.



s. IIMARIIL, JR. ADVERTISING DIRECTORY.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1902'.

UNITED srafrns www ii STEPHEN HENRY MARTEL, JR., 0F MUN'LRlC/tlnQlllll-ll'. CAADA.

ADVERTISING-DXRECTRY.

Patented Ling. 25, 1965.

To all whom it may cofriemn:

Be it known that 1,-STEPHEN il. lvhn'rni..

Jr., of the eitv of Montreal, in the Provinee of uebec and .Dominion ofCanada have invent'ad certain new and useful Improvements face of theboard is covered b v a lever of pile fabric which follows the'profile ofthe board, almost filling said slots. Separate letters or characters aremounted on spring tongues adapted to be inserted in the slots and heldsecurely by the pile of the fabric. The board. is provided at the rearside with means to permit a certain amount of expansion end contractionwithout allowing the surface to become warped or twisted. )ther featuresof eonstruetion will be hereinafter disclosed.

ln thel drawings which illust-rete mv invention Figure l is a frontelevation of an edvertising direetory adapted for use in .an of firebuilding. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View on the line ]--2 of Fig.l. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectioinil View oi the board on the line Z-4 ofFig. l. Fig. d; isfa plan view oi a letter adapted for use with thisdirei-tory. Fig. 5 is a ser-tional View oi tire letter shearing thei'netbod ol securing the tongue thereto. Fig. (3 is a reverse. pianiview ol" the letter shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Fig. 7 is a sertionu-l Viewof the removable dividing rod, Fig. H is a View similar to Fig. 7showing a slightly dilleren. method ol' securing the rod in place. Fig.l) is a eross sectional View ol` the dividing rod shown in Figs. 7 andS.

Referring to thel parts, reetory abinet having a lntekgrolunl (i undplate glass front 7 set in :1. hinged freine 8, snid glass being set inn bushing!) of rubbr-ror other suitable material secured to the frame 8by' strips ol molding Il). is composed. oi a number of boards accordingto the size ol the directory required, is secured to the cabinet bymeans ol' molding o designates a di- '.lhe back (i, whichl i strips l l.rlbe dillereut .exertions designutod il comprising' the bueh'. g', areunited by timgue und groove joints. the groove .l2 in, each sectionbeing deeper than is .u eifessnry to :ieionnniulato hallv ol' the tonguel. in assembling the dirertori' the ledges oi ruoli l"section are left ashort distance from e* eli. other, shown in Fig. I. to eilen-forparisien :ind conlrneiion. The lnirlr oi ern-h seetionis provided witha' pluraiitv ol buttons 14 arranged in pairs, as sli-.man iul"i1 f. L?.A. betten l5 is arranged iraosvi'soll lo the boards end engagesri)rrospesflini n: oi" buttmis on eaeh smtion. 'l'his derive uw theHeet-ions to slide on the batt-ens when. m;- pending or eontrnrtiug buiprevents swirl ser tions troni warping er tvriv` 'ug'. "i he whole frontsuraee of the boord 6 is provided v. ith. a plurality oi slots lli, saidslots boing deep und narrow and. located approrimutui)y their own widthapart. This slotted surfziee covered with o plie fabric 17. wlurhlollowe the surfaceoi the board desoendin io the bottom ol. nach of theslots, es shox, in liig. 3. The letters or eintrat-.ters iS adapted loruse in connection'with this directory nre preterably enst oi relluloidor like matmiul nud are secured in the slots by ineens of the spr'tongues ll), Whieh are of the lorm shown .in Fig. 5. 'll'ieshort obliquearm 2) oll the tongue is rovided with :i rorrugaind surfer-e 2l toenaolr it to 'lelie a better grip on the inbrie covering the walls ofthe slors.- 'fire main erin 22 oi the tonifui- {.n'ojiets horizontally'lronitlielatter auf.; is bent .at right gies at .23 to .forni alip or projerlion nroznid. which the leiter is rust.

ln dirorlories oi the eherfuiier llerena. de seribed il is nrro'ssnry.to-use dividing lines ro unins. I 2l having a longitudinai slot 25therein. as shown in` Figs. 7, S und 4.?. rihis ruhe is er cured lo thebonrd l bj.' ineens oi' e l'wudml. )in lll on which linx lulu slides,und e hwinlless pin i?? over which it his :it the bottoni..

i the dividir ronsisls merely in ruis-:iig l rod i until l'ree ol' thepin 2T und then lower end ouu'zirdly und pfiii downwardly oil the nail1o. g. r have shown llio divided rod svixured i i pince by means ol apair ol' headed pins i und "g located at the iop und bottoni of theboard. 'lho operation ol` the derive will be obvious from the foregoingdeerript'ion and. the adrlhe nielhod ol' reinov Minimi intl the frontol' the board inlo .f'nrious` For this mmose i nrovnio :i tube i l U inwie t; E

i I claim is vantages of construction will alsobe apparent.Direetories'oi` any size may be quickly and conveniently assembledaeeordmg to thls construction without danger of the .boards warping ortwistinf' By means ofA the corrugated tongues 19, et ers maybe se-ycurely held in position without dan er ofr VIn a device-'of theeharaeter described, a

' cabinet hav-ing ay hin yed door in the front f in the edges t thereof,a removable comprising a Elurality ofse'etions having slots ereof;tongues in sai-d slots oon- `necting the sections, buttons on thebackslof said sections, battens extending; across the backsqof thesections-.and engaging sai-d but- 'r .1- f i 1 ack for said cabinettons, said vsections being provided with a plurality of narrowlongitudinal slots in the iront surface thereof, a covering of pile'fabrie followingthe contour of said slotted surface, characters havingcorrugated spring tongues ladapted to. be inserted in the slots, aplurality of removable longitudinally slotted division rods, headed pins1n the' slotted surface supportin the upper extremities of said 4 Arods, and l'lead ess pins in the bottolnof the cabinet supportingtlle'lower extremities of 30 In witness whereof I havel hereunto set myl.

. Witnesses:

STUART W, ALLEN, WILLIAM G. ARMSTRONG.

